[Man standing, facing right, Eatonville, Fla., taken during the Lomax, Hurston, Barnicle 1935 expedition to Georgia, Florida and the Bahamas]
Summary
Photograph probably shows Preston Staggers. Staggers' wife, Rebecca Brown, was the aunt of blues singer Gabriel Brown of Eatonville. (Source: researcher V. Owens-Wright)
Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists.
Photos probably taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas.
Handwritten on back: "poss. 1935."
Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musicians, primarily in the southern United States and the Bahamas.
Tags
Date
01/01/1935
Location
Eatonville, 28.61472, -81.38062
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For more information see: "Lomax Collection (LOT 7414) Rights and Restrictions Information," http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/159_loma.html